Quilting-frame.



W. H. CAPEHART'.

QUILTING FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21. 1911.

Patented May 14,1918.

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QUILTING FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 1917.

1 ,265,880. Patented May 14, 1918.

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W. H. CAPEHART..

QUILTING FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21. m1.

1,265,880. Patented May14,1918.

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WILLIAM H. CAPEI-IART, orivnwn mi, ALABAMA;-

QUILTING-FBAME To all whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM H. CAPE- HART, acitizen of the United States, re-

siding at Newell, in the county of Randolph and State of Alabama, have invent-j ed certain new and useful Improvements in Quilting-Frames; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in quilting frames.

The object 01" this invention is the provision of a frame which may be adjusted to suit different conditions when quilting and one that can be readily taken down and packed away in a small place.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a quilting frame of this character, which is provided with a plural ity of rollers, which are so journaled in the frame as to be held against, accidental rotation in one direction and provided with means whereby they may be rotated for tensioning the material placed thereon.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a quilting frame, which is provided with a novel means whereby quilts of various sizes may be quilted by the adjustment of a single roller.

A still further object of this-invention the provision. of a quilting frame provided with a pair of rollers constituting a top fabric carrying roller and a lining carry-' ing roller, a receiving roller in the frame, receiving the end of the top and lining fabric, and novel means for the positioning of the lining carrying roller in a horizontal plane and at various distances from the frame. I

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a quilting frame which is simple, practical and comparatively inexpensive in construction, and one that can be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and set forth in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation. of a I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 14,1918.

Application filed March 21, 1917. Serial No. 156,385;

quilting frame madein accordance with my invention, the rear covering carrying roller being shown iniraised position, 1 Fig. 2 is;a= top plan view of. the same, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view with the lining carrying roller positioned to prepare the frame for the makingof large quilts,

Fig. 4c is a sectional view taken on line 4.4 of Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 2, Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the lining carryingrollerpositioned to prepare'the frame for the making of small quilts. a Y I Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken to illustrate the manner in which the rollers are held in position. Fig. 8 is a sectional view line 88 of Fig. 2,.

Fig. 9-is a sectional view taken on the line 9 9 of Fig. 2, i

Fig. 10 is a sectional view line lO-10 of Fig. 2.

Like numerals of reference designate like taken on i the taken on the and corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the. numeral 1 designates a plurality of vertical standards constituting supporting legs for supporting my improved quilt ing frame. The legs are arranged in spaced pairs, and each leg is provided ad acent its upper end with a transverse opening 2.

sockets 3 in the legs 1, thus rigidly supporting the legs 1 in vertical position. The braces 5 are provided adjacent their upper ends on the inner side thereof with cut-out portions 7, the purpose of which will be hereinafter'fully described. A strengthening and reinforcing rod 8 extends fromv one pair of cross braces 5 to the other pair and has its ends connected to'each pair atthe point of crossing thereof as at 9.

A bearing housing 10 is removably secured upon the upper ends of each leg-1 by a pin l1,which pin is arranged transversely through the housings and openings 2 in the legs 1 to facilitate the removing of the housings 10 from the legs 1 when desired.

The bearing housings 10 are each provided with an inwardlyextending recess 12 on the rear side and at the lower end thereof to receive the upperends: of'the legs 1. The inner vertical walls 10 of the sockets 12 in; the housings 10 have their-lower edges arranged in the notches or cut out portions 7 of the cross braces 5, thus rigidly securing the'cross braces within the upwardly extending sockets in the legs 1 as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

The bearing housings 10 at the rear of the frame have alined vertical grooves 13 in their front and rear faces for the-purpose of receiving guide fingers 1% carried by the bearing housings 15, the purpose of which will be hereinafter fully described.

The rear bearing housings 10 are also provided adjacent their upper ends with horizontally alined openings 16, and one of the housings is provided with asocket 17, which is arranged parallel to theopenings 16, and which communicates at its inner end with a recess 17 formed in one wall of the open ings.

The front bearing housings 10 are each provided with horizontally alined openings 16, which extend through their opposite side faces and one of thefront bearing housings also has an inwardly extending socket 18 arranged -in its upper end, the bottom wall of the socket 18 extending below the wall of the openings 16, thereby establishing communication between the opening 16 and socket 18, the socket opening out through the rear sides of -the bearings as at 18.

The front housings 10 each have an opening 20, extending transversely therethrough and arranged at right angles to andin a plane below the openings 16.

A lining receiving roller 21, which is located between the rear housing members 10, is provided in its ends with inwardly xtending screwthreaded bores 22, which al-ine with theopenings 16. A stud 23 having a head 24:, is formed with a cylindrical bearingsleeve 25 having a reduced inner screwthreaded end 26, which latter is adapted to extend through the openings 16 into the bores 22 of the lining roller, thus rotatably supporting the roller betweenthe rear bearings 10:

The studs 23 on the right side of the quilt ing-frame when looking-fromthe front to.

the rear are provided on their bearings,

sleeves 25'; intermediate the ends thereof,

withi'atchet wheels 27;w-hiclr ratchet wheels are adapted to be e-ngaged bya pawl 28,-

which is carried by a pin 29, which is arranged to extend through a diagonal slot 30, which extends through the outer side face of the bearing housings 10 at the right side of the machine when looking from the front to the rear, and communicates with the socket 17 to permit th pin 29 and pawl 28 to be positioned therethrough.

A top fabric carrying roller 31 is arranged between the opposing faces of the upper rear housings 15, which are arranged to rest upon the upper sides'of the rear bearingslO and it is secured therebetween by the studs 23 in the manner described of the securing of the roller 21 to the rear housings 10.

The rollers 21 and 31 are each secured between the opposing faces of the rear housings 10 and upper bearings 15 by the studs 23. Each of the studs 23' on the right side of the machine are held against rotation by the pawls 28, which are secured to the pins 29, which are extended through the outer slots 30, which communicate with the sockets 17 in each of the rear bearings 10 and 15 onthe right sides thereof, thus it can be seen that the rollers" 21 and 31 are held againstrotation in one direction.

A fabric receiving roller 32 isidentical in construction with the rollers 21 and 31, and hasinwardlyextending screwthreaded bores 22 in its ends and it is located between the opposing side faces of the front bearing blocks 10 and rotatably secured therebetween by studs 23 in the manner similar to the securing of the rollers 21 and 31 in position. To hold the receiving roller'32 against independent rotation, there is arranged in the opening 18 of the socket 19, a pin 23, which has secured centrally thereto, a pawl 34, which has one end engaging the ratchet 27 carried by the stud 23, which extends into one end of the roller in the manner previously described.

A pair of hollow rollers 35 are located between each of the opposing faces of the front and rear bearings 10 and have one end secured tothe bearings 10 by studs 36, which are identical in construction as the studs 23. The inner ends of the studs 36 are threaded into the hollow rollers 35, which are located between the opposing faces of the rear and front bearings 10; The opposite ends of the rollers 35 are reduced and arranged to extendtransversely through its opening in the, bearings 10 and has its end reduced and adapted to be keyed by engagement with the sleeve portion 24 of the stud 23, locking it in the bearings 10.

The rollers that are journaled in the front and rear housings 10 on the left side are locked therein against rotationby en-.

gagement with the studs 23, whichhold the larger rollers in position. Thcselrollers are provided without out portions 37,w-hich engage the sleeveportion 25-of the'studs' when assemli led'. I The flower roller on the right hand side of the machine has one end keyed in the rear bearings 10 and its opposite-" end-held therein by the studs in the manner previously described. I *The upperrollers 35 have one of'their ends reduced to pass transversely through the bearingsl5 and keyed therein by-engagement with the top fabriccarrying roller 31, their opposite ends are: adapted to 'extend through and engage the-innersides 38 of the bearing block 39, which is secured to the outersid'e of the front bearings 10by the pin 23, and the "pin 23 or stud extends transversely through one end wall of the bearing block 39- into the end of the top roller 35, thus securing the same in position andagain's't independentrotation. Y 1

The bearing blocks 39 and bearings 15 carrying'tlie top' fabric receiving roller is adapted to be lifted up as clearly shown in Fi'gfil in tlie' initial operation, and a suitable batting-or other material may be placed uponthe' lining which ex'tends from the linin'groller t'o'the receiving roller, the top is then forced "downwardly and the fingers 14 engaging the grooves 13 of the'rear upper bearing members 10, holding-the upper hearing 15 'and'it'sz'rollers against movement in a horizontal plane. t Each of the rear bearings 10 are provided with horizontally extending slots 40' which are arranged beneath the openings carrying the lining roller and at right angles thereto and extending transversely through the slots 40 arethef extensions 41, which are held in various adju'stmentfby pins 42, which extend through openings 43, which are arranged at a spaced distance'from each in the extensions 41, these openings permitting the lining roller or extensions ,to be adjusted at various positions away from thefrear bearing members 10, to compensate for-the quilting of various sizes of quilts.

Secured to the outer ends of the extensions 41' arebearings blocks 43, which are provided with a transversely alined opening 44' to receive the studs 23 therein for securing the lining roller 21 in the bearings'43', so that the same may be positioned at a spaced distance from the rear bearings 10 to permit the lining to be filled with batting or other suitable material before passing under the it?) fabric roller during the quilting opera 1011.

Each head 24 of the studs 23 on the right i be adjusted when desired.

hen assembling the device, the device is set up in the manner described, the rear upper bearings 15 carrying the roller 31 is raised due to the connection of the bearing blocks 39, with the front bearings, through the medium of the roller 35 and the studs 23. The top part of the fabric is wound 'upon the roller 31' carried-in the bearings; 15 and isextended downwardly therefrom. over to and connectedto the'roller 32 in the front part of the-'franie.- I The lining roller '31: is removed from thebearing blocks 10 and placed iii-the bearing blocks 43 which are arranged on,the extensions and the exten-' sions'are drawn rearwardly away from the rear bearings 10 -and the lining is placed around the roller 32 I and extends upwardly therefrom "transversely across to the'roller 32 to which it is connectedand the operation of-the-deviceis obvious. -The top fabric is designated A and is wound upon the upper rear roller and'has its free edge securedto the front rollers The lining is wound upon the lower rear roller and designated B, and has'its free endsecured to the front roller so as to permit the dining and the fabric to I What is claimedis y I 1. A quilting frame comprising-support ing legs, bearings reinovably secured to the upper" ends of each of the legs, rollers removably-secured to each ofsaid bearings, a second set ofjbearings' removably mountedupon certain of'the firstnamed bearings, a roller carried by said second named bearings and arranged parallel with thefirst'named rollers,said second named'bearingsandroller adapted .to, be swung'upwardly to permit placing thereon fabric' material-to be quilted, and means tolhold the rollers against independent rotation, as and for the purpose specified.-- 2.'A quilting frame comprising vertical standards, saidstandards arranged in pairs, cross braces connected to each pair of. stan'dards, bearing housings 'removablysecured to'the upper ends of each of the standards,"a roller removably' -secured between the"oppos'-' ing side faces of-eachof the bearings, a ,sec-

be wound'on the frontroller-by'one operaondfpair of bearing housings 'removably arranged on the upper ends of one pair of said cured to said second named bearings and parallel with the rollers in the first named bearings, a pair of rollerstjournaled in and removably secured in the first named bearings and arranged at right angles to the first named rollers, bearing blocks removably secured to the outer faces of one pair of bearing housings, a pair of rollers removably journaled in the second named bearings and bearing blocks and at right angles to the first named rollers and parallel with the first named right angularly related rollers, extensions removably mounted on certain of said bearings, bearing blocks carried by the outer ends of said extensions adapted to receive one of the first named rollers therein, and

rotaably journaled between the, pairs of opposingside faces oftherear bearing housing, a large roller journaled between the opposing. faces of the front bearings, bearing blocks arranged on the outerside faces of the-front bearings and removably associated therewith, studs removably inserted through thebearing blocks and bearings-and into the rollers j ournaling. the same thereto, smaller rollers journaled in the bearing blocks, and

upper bearings, a second set ofsmaller-rollers keyed in and removably secured in the rear and front bearings and at right angles to the largen rollers, means extending through certain of said bearings-and blocks holding-the rollers against independent rotation, and extensions slidably mounted transversely through rthe lower rear bearings and horizontallyadjustable with relation thereto, andbearing liousingsearried by the outer ends of said extensions and adapted to receive the roller journaled inthe rear lower bearings, as and forthe'purpose speci fied.

4. A quilting frame comprising. a plurality of standards arranged in spaced pairs, each pair rigidly connected together'by cross braces, one leghof each pair constituting the front and. one legof each pair constituting the rear thereof, bearings removablymounted upon the upperends of the rear legs,

bearings beingdividedi-o provide upper and lower hearinghousings, bearingblocks removably supjporteddof the; outer. side; faces of the front bearing; housings 1 in ,alinement with the top bearing housings, rollers journaled in theoppos'ing side faces-of; the upper i and lower bearings, at the rearend'thereof, a roller. j ournaled; in the; opposing-side faces of the front bearing housings, means extend ing through the bearingchousings and-.=into the. rollers. .journaling the same thereto, means arranged in the bearings and engaging said first named means for. holding the rollers, against independent rotation-, and a plurality of 'smaller rollers "j ournaled. inv the front and rear-(hearings and bearing blocks and within the upper bearingsand bearing blocks and arranged at rightangles to the larger rollers, extensions slidablymounted in the rear bearings, bearing .blocks 7 carriedby, the outerends of the extensions adapted to receive oneof said first-named bearing gollers-therein, asand for the purpose speci-- ed.

5. A quilting frame including a support, a pair of relative spaced rollers journaled-on said support, apair ofabearingsv carried by the support, means. adjustably mounted on the support and provided. withpaairofv bearings, and a: third roller adapte to be journaled oneither of said air of bearings. In testimony whereof I a x my. signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM-1H. OA'PEHART.

l Vitnesses i I. G. LANDERS, J. T. ROBERTS.

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